465: Xu Chuanzhong has arrived

In the western suburbs of Southern Yue City, there is a highland where the city's largest airport is built. Many planes used to fly in and out every day, but with the implementation of the combat readiness state, the number of aircraft has decreased sharply, and most must undergo strict registration and inspection before they can take off or land.

The airport staff have had a rare period of leisure during this time, but this afternoon, a fleet of aircraft arrived from Shuntian Prefecture, making the place busy again immediately.

The fleet consisted of ten aircraft. In addition to passengers, there was a significant amount of equipment and weapons, which made the staff's eyelids twitch, but for the safety of Nanyue Base, they gritted their teeth and stepped forward to receive and inspect them.

The person leading the group saw the airport staff coming up to inspect and couldn't help but frown, saying, "Don't you see that this is the Xu Family's aircraft? Hurry up and arrange a warehouse and vehicles for us. Our Elder has arrived and needs to go to the Nanyue Royal Residence!"

This person was Xu Chuanzhong's steward, named Xu Li, who naturally took the lead in handling some trivial matters at this time.

The airport staff were startled when they heard it was the Xu Family from Shuntian Prefecture, and they didn't dare to check further. They quickly replied, "Yes! Could you please follow me to the front desk to handle the registration procedures? Um, you know, this is our work process..."

"Hmph, what work process? Wherever we, the Xu Family, go, we use the special passage; there is no need for registration, understand?" After saying this, Xu Li took out a gold medal and waved it in front of the staff. On it was clearly engraved the character "Xu," and below it was the coiled dragon mark of the Great Ming Royal Family!

"Special passage?" The staff were a bit confused. The airport did indeed have a special passage, but they hadn't used it for a long time and had even forgotten where it was.

At this moment, a voice came, "So it is Steward Xu! I have come to welcome you late, please forgive my rudeness!"

Xu Li looked towards the voice and discovered a person dressed like a eunuch, whom he recognized as Zhu Nan, the steward of the Nanyue Royal Residence. He put away his previous attitude and smiled broadly, saying, "Is this Steward Zhu of the Royal Residence? I am Xu Li. I have come with our Elder, Xu Chuanzhong, to assist with the protection mission at your residence!"

"Many thanks for Elder Xu's great assistance! His Ninth Highness could not come in person due to health reasons, but he entrusted me to treat you well. Please feel free to make any requests, and we will definitely cooperate fully!" Zhu Nan bowed and said respectfully.

"Steward Zhu, you are too kind! The Xu Family has a close relationship with the Royal Family; how could we not come to help with such a major event? By the way, where is the Ninth Young Master now?" Xu Li changed the subject and quickly mentioned Long Yuan.

"The Ninth Young Master? He went to the Northwest some days ago, and later went to Shuntian Prefecture. We recently received notice from him that he may return to the Royal Residence in the near future!" Zhu Nan said.

"Oh? In other words, the Ninth Young Master has not yet returned from outside?" Xu Li asked.

"Yes! But it is estimated that he will be back soon, because His Ninth Highness said that our Nanyue Base's operation to resist the sea clan invasion will be the responsibility of the Ninth Young Master. Now that the Ninth Young Master has already sent some instructions, we are executing them, but it would be better if he were here in person..." Zhu Nan said.

At this moment, a voice came, "Is that so? I wonder what instructions that brat Long Yuan has sent?"

When Zhu Nan saw this person, his eyes widened, and he bowed deeply, "I pay my respects to Elder Xu!!! Many thanks to Elder Xu for coming to assist our Royal Residence!"

"No need for formalities! You said just now that the kid Long sent instructions; let me hear them!" Xu Chuanzhong said with great interest.

"Yes! Please, Elder Xu, board the Royal Residence's special vehicle first, and I will report to you in detail on the way!"

"Let's go!!!"

Xu Chuanzhong said loudly, striding forward with an impressive aura. He was truly a Martial King in the early stage, making everyone around him feel an astonishing pressure surrounding them. Everyone followed him respectfully beside or behind him...

Before long, a convoy headed majestically from the airport toward the Nanyue Royal Residence. Watching the astonishing spectacle, the airport staff all had expressions of reverence on their faces. That was the Xu Family of Shuntian Prefecture, the oldest super clan of the Great Ming! Now that an Elder had come to assist their base, it was clear that the status of Nanyue Base had also been greatly elevated!

However, they had all been placed under a gag order by Zhu Nan; the news about the Xu Family Elder coming to help could not be leaked in the slightest, so they dared not discuss it further...

In the car, Xu Chuanzhong quickly learned about the instructions Long Yuan had given to the various cities of Nanyue Base, as well as the plan to set an ambush in the Zhoushan Delta. His expression slowly became quite fascinating, and in the end, he couldn't even sit still. He said to Zhu Nan, "Take me to the command tent! I want to see that map, as well as the execution status of the various large and small cities!"

"This... Elder, it is already dusk. How about we have dinner first before going?" Zhu Nan said with some difficulty, as Xu Chuanzhong's decision was a bit sudden and not within his reception plan.

"Dinner is not important; I can go three days without eating! But I must check on this plan of the kid Long!" Xu Chuanzhong huffed.

"I understand! I will take you to the command tent right away!" Zhu Nan said helplessly.

"The others can go settle in first; just take me there!" Xu Chuanzhong said.

"Very well!"

Soon, a special vehicle headed straight for the command tent. Zhu Nan received a prompt from Long Yuan in his ear, and his heart quickly settled down. He answered every question Xu Chuanzhong asked and was extremely cooperative.

When the two arrived at the command tent, the communication squad was still working fervently. This place had become the battle command center. Everyone was working frantically in an atmosphere of both excitement and trepidation, because everyone knew that this impending war would determine the fate of Nanyue Base for the coming period...

The lighting here was sufficient. Xu Chuanzhong saw at a glance the huge map hanging in the center of the command tent. At this moment, under the lights, the map seemed to come alive. The Nanyue River seemed to be flowing slowly in that shade of azure blue, while light spots were moving on the surrounding small and medium-sized tributaries. In the eight frontline cities, light spots with special significance were flashing, and in some special areas between the cities, there were labels indicating signs of human activity!

Xu Chuanzhong took a deep breath, pointed to the light spots on the small and medium-sized tributaries of the Nanyue River, and asked, "What is this?"

Zhu Nan looked and replied, "Elder, currently General Wang is leading the elites sent by the major cities to intercept the flow and store water on the various small and medium-sized tributaries. These light spots are exactly the locations and completion status they sent back..."

Xu Chuanzhong nodded and then pointed to the flashing light spots of the various cities, asking, "And what is this?"

"Elder, some of these light spots represent the main landmark buildings of the city, such as city walls, warehouses, drill grounds, logistics points, and the Military Merit Hall! Currently, the various cities are mainly reinforcing and heightening the city walls, training battle teams and the Ten Thousand Soldiers Gathering Profound Formation, organizing and training reserve battle teams, and simultaneously forming a well-trained logistics team..."